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The book of Daniel : composition and reception /

The book of Daniel : composition and reception / edited by John J. Collins and Peter W. Flint ; with the assistance of Cameron VanEpps. Vol. 2. - 1 online resource (xxii, 291-769 pages) - Supplements to Vetus testamentum ; 83, 2 Formation and interpretation of Old Testament literature ; v. 2, 2 . - Vetus Testamentum, Supplements 83/2. Vetus Testamentum Supplements Online, ISBN: 9789004264991. .

Preliminary material / The Writing of Daniel / The Solar Calendars of Daniel and Enoch / The Daniel Tradition at Qumran / Daniel and Early Enoch Traditions in the Dead Sea Scrolls / Possible Sources of the Book of Daniel / Resurrection in the Daniel Tradition and Other Writings at Qumran / Stages in the Canonization of the Book of Daniel / The Book of Daniel and the Radical Critique of Empire. An Essay in Apocalyptic Hermeneutics / Die \'Vier Reiche\' Aus Daniel in Der Targumischen Literatur / Daniel in the New Testament: Visions of God's Kingdom / The Danielic Son of Man in the New Testament / Nebuchadnezzar's Madness (Daniel 4) in Syriac Literature / The Text of Daniel in the Qumran Scrolls / The Textual History of Septuagint-Daniel and Theodotion-Daniel / Syriac Daniel / Daniel in the Context of Old Testament Theology / Theological Ethics in Daniel / Cult and Sacrifice in Daniel. The Tamid and the Abomination of Desolation / 1. Editions, Transcriptions, Translations, Listings / 2. Secondary Literature / 1. Scripture Index / 2. Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha (In Alphabetical Order) / 3. Dead Sea Scrolls Index / 4. Other Ancient Writings / 5. Index of Modern Authors / John J. Collins and Peter W. Flint -- Jan-Wim Wesselius -- Gabriele Boccaccini -- Peter W. Flint -- Loren T. Stuckenbruck -- Esther Eshel -- John F. Hobbins -- Klaus Koch -- Christopher Rowland -- Uwe Glessmer -- Craig A. Evans -- James D. G. Dunn -- Matthias Henze -- Eugene Ulrich -- Alexander A. Di Lella -- Konrad D. Jenner -- John Goldingay -- John Barton -- Johan Lust -- John J. Collins and Peter W. Flint -- John J. Collins and Peter W. Flint -- John J. Collins and Peter W. Flint -- John J. Collins and Peter W. Flint -- John J. Collins and Peter W. Flint -- John J. Collins and Peter W. Flint -- John J. Collins and Peter W. Flint.

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In this collection of new essays, more than thirty leading scholars from Europe, North America and Israel examine the Composition and Reception of Daniel in eight sections: Review of Scholarship and Context (J.J. Collins, M. Knibb); Near Eastern Milieu (K. van der Toorn, S. Paul, J. Walton); Interpretation of Specific Passages (D. Dimant, R. Kratz, A. Lacocque, E. Haag, J.-W. van Henten); Social Setting (R. Albertz, S. Beyerle, L. Grabbe, P. Davies, D. Smith-Christopher); Literary Context, including Qumran (J.-W. Wesselius, G. Boccaccini, P.W. Flint, L. Stuckenbruck, E. Eshel, J. Hobbins); Reception in Judaism and Christianity (K. Koch, C. Rowland, U. Gleßmer, C.A. Evans, J.D.G. Dunn, M. Henze); Textual History (E. Ulrich, A.A. Di Lella, K. Jenner) and Theology of Daniel (J. Goldingay, J. Barton, J. Lust). This is the second volume to appear (following Writing and Reading the Scroll of Isaiah. Studies of an Interpretative Tradition ) in the collection The Formation and Interpretation of Old Testament Literature , part of the series Supplements to Vetus Testamentum . Further volumes in preparation on the composition and reception of Old Testament books include Genesis, Leviticus, Kings, Psalms, and Proverbs. This publication has also been published in paperback, please click here for details.


One chapter in German.

9789004276093

10.1163/9789004276093 DOI


Bible.--Daniel--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

BS1555.2 / .B66 2001 v.2

224.506